Cadan Crowley hitchhiked across the United States to prove the goodness of strangers, relying on the kindness of 24 drivers to complete his journey from Portland, Oregon to New York City.
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Meet Hercules, the four-legged beach volleyball ‘Director of Player Morale’
Hercules, an Irish setter golden retriever mix, has become the heart of Cal Poly’s Beach Volleyball team, providing morale and companionship to his owner, Ella Connor, and the rest of the team.
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Final testing underway for Cal Poly Racing ahead of international competition
On Monday and Wednesday nights inside Cal Poly’s Aero Hangar, the sound of machinery rarely stops. One group fine tunes the design’s aerodynamics, while another adjusts the suspension on a half-built frame nearby. Across the mechanical engineering shop, students take on specialized roles to design, build and test Cal Poly Racing’s Formula car so it […]
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A behind-the-scenes look at Tanner Schinderle’s campaign for ASI president
Tanner Schinderle won the ASI presidential election at Cal Poly with 4,103 votes, promising to continue the work of affordability, resources, community action and student voices.
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Luna Cafe champions diverse suppliers with unique brews in San Luis Obispo
Luna has always liked coffee. Growing up in a Mexican household, the psychology senior has fond memories of her parents drinking café de olla, and her first job was fittingly at a coffee shop in her hometown. When Luna moved to San Luis Obispo for college, she realized how prevalent coffee culture was here. Out […]
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From Higuera Street to the finale: Florencia Breda competes for ‘Ultimate Baking Championship’ title Monday
The perfect recipe for a Food Network baking competition show includes equal parts sugar, spice, skill and stress. There’s a new show with exactly that, filled with pâte à choux, chocolate sculptures and ticking clocks. One of the competitors has been fine tuning her craft not too far away, in her pastry shop downtown on […]
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Cal Poly club builds custom 3D-printed mobility trainer for Toddler
A local mom’s son suffered a traumatic brain injury that left him with limited mobility, so she reached out to the Cal Poly club Tikkun Olam Makers for help, and they provided her with a free 3D-printed mobility trainer and six writing tools.
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Behind BiCEP: How biomedical engineering students push the needle
Isabella Gallegos discovered she wasn’t squeamish during her first day in the operating room. A 14-year-old’s leg needed a repair, bringing in an experienced surgical team for Gallegos to observe. The nurses prepped the patient and soon enough, the surgeon chose from his array of orthopedic tools: mallets, steel saws and other equipment for hammering. […]
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Riding in their footsteps: family legacies live on in Cal Poly Rodeo
Several Cal Poly Rodeo athletes said that being immersed in the world of rodeo was something that happened before they could even remember. To them, rodeo has always been second-nature, something they were raised with, passed down through their family. Vince Nino, a team roping and tie-down roping athlete for Cal Poly Rodeo, is continuing […]
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Cal Poly chef to compete in regional culinary challenge
Arthur Dulin, a Cal Poly Campus Dining sous chef, is competing in the National Association of College & University Food Service Culinary Challenge with his unique combination of Thai-inspired catfish and turmeric, hoping to bring recognition to his culinary skills and culture.
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Waves of feminism on the Central Coast
Part One The Diva Cup Community Helplessly trying to untangle the hooks locking her in the impact zone, then middle schooler Sierra Emrick realized she was stuck and needed immediate help. At a Pismo Pier surf contest, Emrick got her bun mangled in a mess of gear from nearby fishermen. She locked eyes with a […]